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Past Event
Seminar

The Middle East Film Series: Habibi at the Museum of Fine Arts

RSVP Required Open to the Public

A sold-out success at last year’s Boston Palestine Film Festival, this story of forbidden love is the first fiction feature set in Gaza in 15 years. After two Palestinian college students are forced to return home to Gaza, their families try everything to keep them apart—while the students do everything they can to stay connected.

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The Middle East Film Series: Habibi at the Museum of Fine Arts

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The Middle East Film Series presents Habibi at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.  If you would like to be placed on the waiting list for this event, please contact middle_east_initiative@hks.harvard.edu.

This screening will be held on March 13th, 2013, at 7:30 pm at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Alfond Auditorium, G36.  The Museum is located at 465 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115.

A great success at last year’s Boston Palestine Film Festival, this story of forbidden love is the first fiction feature set in Gaza in 15 years. After two Palestinian college students are forced to return home to Gaza, their families try everything to keep them apart—while the students do everything they can to stay connected.

View the trailer here:

The Museum of Fine Arts also offers free admission on Wednesdays after 4pm.  We encourage you to come to the Museum before the film screening and check out the great Art of the Ancient World exhibition, which includes wonderful pieces from across the Middle East.